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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in distance learning have empowered people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions are having to attend to today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Gibraltar to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational experiments. Public servants want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this need for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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